National Property Buyers - Victoria

13/10/2026

It is such a pleasure to help expats buy property back home. 🌏🏡

When you’re overseas and can’t inspect a property yourself, having someone you trust on the ground to inspect, assess and provide honest feedback is invaluable.

Our buyer agency service gives expats the confidence of having a local expert representing their interests. From detailed property reports and inspections to additional photos, feedback and honest advice.

A big thank you to our wonderful client for this thoughtful review. We’re so grateful for the trust you placed in us and loved helping make your property journey a little easier from afar. ❤️

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Full Review

As an Australian expat, I wanted to be confident that a property purchase back home would be a good investment and be able to satisfy my criteria.

Antony from National Property Buyers was the level-headed, honest, and highly reliable agent we needed. He provided detailed reports on properties and valuable additional photos and feedback on inspected properties and honest opinions.

It was a pleasure working with him and would highly recommend him for expat services.

12/10/2026

Melbourne in a minute. ⏱️

Delightful weather lifted crowds at auctions this weekend, but the clearance rate rose just one percentage point from last weekend’s wet and rainy conditions.

A clearance rate of 71 per cent was recorded, compared with 70 per cent last weekend and 86 per cent at this time last year. The REIV reported 383 auctions, with 271 selling and 112 passed in. A further 494 properties were reported sold by private sale.

Real estate has traditionally operated on “caveat emptor”, Latin for “let the buyer beware”, a principle that places the full burden of due diligence on the purchaser. The State Government’s has a new proposal that could change that.

The proposal is a mandatory pre-purchase building and pest inspection scheme for Victoria. Sellers would need to organise an inspection before sale and make the reports available to interested buyers.

The upside is clear.

Combined building and pest reports cost around $500 to $600, half of all buyers pay for multiple inspections while finding a home, and about one in six buy blind with no inspection at all, often because of the cost and hassle.* One shared report could end that duplication and get more buyers informed.

The risk is independence.

When the vendor commissions the report, the incentive can tilt towards the sale. There is also a concern that vendors or agents could “shop around” for a more favourable report, creating a false sense of security for buyers. And even with better standards and clearer definitions of major and minor defects, an inspector’s analysis will always involve some subjectivity.

Until 30 October you can have your say on the proposal on the ‘Engage Victoria’ website, including on the timing of inspections, burden of costs and managing integrity risks and conflicts of interest. We will definitely be sharing our feedback on the scheme!

📸 One of the team took the opportunity to visit Blairgowrie this weekend. Including the beautiful back beach.

08/10/2026

It’s hard to keep track of all the legislative changes in the real estate market at the moment, with the State and Federal Governments both stirring the pot.
Three Victorian rule changes took effect on 1 October. And we have to admit we like two, but we’re not so sure about the other! 👀

1️⃣ Property Price Statement
2️⃣ Sold Prices Published
3️⃣ Seller Reserve Disclosed

Watch this short video to find out what the changes are and how they are good and bad for sellers and buyers.

06/10/2026

Our Director, Antony Bucello, spoke with the Herald Sun about his outlook for the Melbourne property market, including his expectation that macro market price declines and subdued conditions could continue into next year.

However, a quieter market can also present opportunities. Particularly for those looking to upsize or purchase their first home. With prices remaining suppressed, buyers may be able to secure a home for less, while also potentially paying less in stamp duty.

Read the full article below.

Melbourne’s median house values tumbled again in September, dropping almost $2000 to reach $960,000, leaving the typical home languishing at 2021 levels for a second month.

05/10/2026

After a school holiday break our weekly newsletter is back.

The Melbourne market is increasingly favouring buyers. Properties are taking longer to sell and competition has eased as buyers become increasingly conscious of their borrowing limits and future repayments.

The Melbourne market is increasingly favouring buyers. Properties are taking longer to sell and competition has eased as buyers become increasingly conscious of their borrowing limits and future repayments.

28/09/2026

A financial planner referred his client to us for our vendor (sellers) advocacy service.

13 years ago he had purchased a 1 bed, 1 bath apartment in Richmond as an investment. Unfortunately it had underperformed and it was time to let it go.

We had some honest conversations about why it had underperformed and the key one was the apartment's small size. Less than 40sqm.

Now this isn't about the floorplan which was actually pretty decent and well laid out for space. This issue was lending. Many lenders consider properties with internal living spaces less than 40sqm high risk. Small or micro apartments have a much smaller buyer pool making them harder to sell if a bank ever had to repossess one.

📍Richmond
🏡 $433,000
🛏 1🚿 1 🚗 1

We organised for this apartment to be refreshed with some prudent updates before listing. Including recarpeting, installing floating timber floors, a new lick of paint and wet areas recaulked. We sold the property for $433,000, which was a great outcome in the current market.

24/09/2026

TENANT → OWNER 🗝️

Our client was running her hairdressing business from a prime Hawthorn East property when she saw an opportunity…

The property was going up for sale.
She wanted to buy it. She had spent a significant amount of money fitting the property out for her business and trade was going well.

But, she didn’t want the vendor to know she was the interested party.

Why?

Because revealing she was already the tenant could potentially give the vendor leverage to push for a premium.
Rob inspected the property, kept her identity confidential and negotiated directly with the vendor.

🎯 The result?

$675,000. And a tenant became the owner.

The vendor was original chasing mid $700s, our client would have paid $700k but Rob secured it for $675k.
The Contract of Sale was signed in her partner’s name and with the words “and/or nominee”. This allows the named purchaser to nominate another person or entity to take title at settlement. Be careful if you ever use this strategy because the named purchaser remains responsible for the contract if the nominee fails to pay or settle.

🥳 From paying the rent… to owning the property.

24/09/2026

What a detailed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review. Thank you Richard. And we agree it's all about the prepartion.

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Full Review

Working with Antony to purchase my home was an absolute pleasure.

Buying a house at auction can be incredibly stressful, but Antony’s deep expertise and steady guidance made all the difference in securing the winning bid. What stands out most about Antony is his unwavering professionalism and meticulous attention to detail. Long before auction day, he ensured every piece of paperwork, market data, and bidding strategy was thoroughly reviewed and explained. On the day of the auction, his ex*****on was flawless and calm. He took the stress out of a highly competitive environment and delivered an exceptional result.

I highly recommend Antony to anyone looking for a top-tier real estate professional.

Richard C

23/09/2026

We highly recommend reading this page on the new laws that change how real estate agents provide price information for residential property sales in Victoria.

These changes have been brought into improve price transparency for homebuyers, help tackle underquoting, and make property sales fairer and clearer.

Most of the changes start on 1 October 2026. The new requirements apply to auctions and fixed-date sales on and from 16 October 2026.

We are still feeling unsure about the requirement to disclose the reserve price 7 days out from the auction and whether this change will just push more sellers towards Private Sales.

However it's happening, so everyone should read this page (and its linked FAQs!) to understand the changes.

Learn about the new laws that will change how real estate agents provide price information for residential property sales in Victoria.

22/09/2026

📢 We’re delighted to announce that our Director, .bucello has been selected as a finalist for Buyers Agent of the Year for the 2026 REIV Awards for Excellence.

The REIV Awards for Excellence recognise the outstanding achievements of Victoria’s real estate professionals, agencies and businesses, celebrating innovation, professionalism, leadership and excellence across the industry.

Being named a finalist is an outstanding achievement and truly deserved recognition of the dedication, and hardwork Antony puts in to achieve his clients property goals. 👏

Even though it is an individual award Antony does want it on the record "he couldn't do it without the support of his team". You're welcome Ant!

We can't wait to attend the awards night in late October and celebrate with the other finalist.